Politics and policy
Fund manager Geoff Wilson, who has led a campaign against the taxation of unrealised gains on high-value super accounts, told Capital Brief the changes are "very pleasing".
ABC boss Hugh Marks walked away from his first Senate Estimates appearance largely unscathed. But criticism arrived when his partner was appointed to the board of a betting firm.
Joblessness is tipped to hit 4.3%, and the Reserve Bank's top officials will have a chance to send fresh signals to rate watchers.
Labor has long avoided dealing with the issue of the remaining 'ISIS brides'. But the return of six Australian citizens from Syria is forcing its hand.
The launch of OpenAI's updated video model Sora 2 has fuelled mounting concerns over copyright violations amid an escalating battle over the prospect of Australian copyright reform.
As the fallout over the Optus triple-zero outage spreads, Communications Minister Anika Wells has become the opposition's new target in Question Time.
News Corp Australia chief Michael Miller is ramping up pressure on Labor to rule out copyright reform for the benefit of AI platforms.
Optus admitted it emailed the wrong government address about its triple-zero outage, sparking Coalition outrage and more heat on CEO Stephen Rue.
Andrew Hastie's departure adds to a growing group of conservatives sitting restlessly on Sussan Ley's backbench.
The central bank will be centre stage as a host of regulators appear at Senate Estimates at a time when rising property prices are again in focus.
Nuclear energy is back as a topic of debate in the Liberal Party, and a former strategist is urging the opposition to seize the moment.
The US government may have ground to a halt, but global markets are still moving upward. It's a reminder investors now see the shutdowns as politics, not an economic threat.
The first US government shutdown in nearly seven years has so far failed to wobble global markets. But local investors, who drove a rally on the ASX today, will hope for a swift resolution.
